. >> and max baucus is also going to face a tough fight in montana. and i think people think he could well lose. look, i think it's a tough decision to the white house on the one hand do you want to keep democratic seats, or on the other hand, do you want to show there's a price to pay for not doing the right thing? in the case of mike bloomberg, there's no ambivalence. it's very clear what the view is of all of this. people should pay a price. and i have no doubt that he's going to do his best to see they do. >> the president is going to lean on them hard and they're going to pay an extraordinary difficult price for this vote. in my opinion, don't you think the president pushing these people hard would make a big difference? >> i guess the equation they're going to weigh up, so i face a primary fight, what happens to me in the general. say i survive that primary fight and stood up for gun control and i'm in a conservative state, can i still win the actual election. >> these are criminal background checks that 90% of your people support. >> you could